Surprises


What ideas/concepts did Wagner explore in his text that surprised you?

Group 1
  1. What CEOs want is different from what human resources/ hiring managers require.
  2. Business/ real world is very team work oriented, but teaching is still individual craft.
  3. Wagner went to exceptional schools but had mediocre teaching.

Group 3
  1. His answer was that we needed more charter schools.

Group 4
  1. It was surprising that the author identified big weaknesses in our high schools in America.